Define light, brown and dark skinned

[valet]

In the colorism discussions, I always found it interesting that people have different definition of each. To me, it's always been simple but not everybody see it that way. I know people for example who would consider Sza light skinned.

For example, this is brown skin to me

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Light Skin

Dark Skin

 

[invalid]

Issa

Jada

Valerie

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

In the colorism discussions, I always found it interesting that people have different definition of each. To me, it's always been simple but not everybody see it that way. I know people for example who would consider Sza light skinned.

For example, this is brown skin to me

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Light Skin

Dark Skin

Sounds about right but you hear the weirdest shyt from people. Nothing like seeing someone like talking like they're . Funny thing is you NEVER hear the opposite

 

[TheOriginal]

That woman, Valerie is black???

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

I heard somebody call trey songz light skin before on this site.

Nikkas don't know they shade of color.

 

[Hovsta]

Are you can be all three like Camron

But nah it's based on people's ideas

For example in my opinion

High yellow- Tisha Campbell

Red - Beyoncé

Brown- Gabrielle Union/ Azelia banks

Dark- lupita

But I am in the south we're its lowkey nitpicked by brainwashed white supremacy. So you would have a dude who is darker swear he is not that black and would try to show his tan lines. Or sometimes innoticed some females carry umbrellas in the summer.

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

Context is everything, I've noticed some dark skinned people set the bar lower to what is considered light while light skinned people raise it higher.


Light skin

Brown Skin

Dark skin

 

[CinnaSlim]

Light skin people are light brown
Dark skin people are dark brown

 

[Meksico]

Seems like a subjective topic to me, no universal answer

One brehs/brehettes lightskin is another man's dark

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

This site be all fukked up when it comes to skin tone

nikkas be calling gabrielle union dark skinned




She's more of a milk chocolate variant...but I don't constrict myself to just 3 different shades when talmbout skin tone in the first place

 

[Kasgoinjail]

Interesting

I call myself dark brown because I wouldn't pass the brown paper bag test. When I'm in the Caribbean they call me 'Brownin' but here in the UK they refer to much lighter people as brownins

Its difficult to define we are blessed with so much varieties

 

[Meksico]

Interesting

I call myself dark brown because I wouldn't pass the brown paper bag test. When I'm in the Caribbean they call me 'Brownin' but here in the UK they refer to much lighter people as brownins

Its difficult to define we are blessed with so much varieties

The what now?
Elaborate this ignorant one on this please

 

[yardman]

Light skin

Brown skin

Dark skin

But it depends because people who are brownskin depending on how dark they are hear the colorism jokes and some don't hear them at all. I've noticed that brown skin people are in the middle of the colorism spectrum. It's usually dark skin people and light skin people who get the brunt of the skin color teasing.

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[Kasgoinjail]

The what now?
Elaborate this ignorant one on this please

Back in the days black people had parties and clubs u could only attend if your skin was lighter than a brown paper bag. Iv tried it and I'm a shade or two darker, no entry for me...

 

[Meksico]

Back in the days black people had parties and clubs u could only attend if your skin was lighter than a brown paper bag. Iv tried it and I'm a shade or two darker, no entry for me...

Ahhhhhhh I remember now yeah I learned about that in primary school

I never tried it, but I'm pretty sure it's a no for me too

Never liked the whole lightskin vs darkskin thing anyways both are GOAT imo